Quattro
/ˈkwat.tro/noun
The Italian word for “four.”
Did you know?Italian quattro descends from Latin quattuor, and that same ancient number family survives in words like quartet, quadrant, and quarter across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷetwores
“four”
Latin
Latin
quattuor
“four”
Vulgar Latin
Latin
*quattuor
“four”
Old Italian
Italian
quattro
“four”
Modern Italian
Italian
quattro
“four”